Inside Sales Representative
Meridian Waste · Knoxville, TN · 1 mo ago
Business Development$300/hrFull-time
About the role
The Inside Sales Rep is responsible for providing general assistance to the sales manager and members of the sales team.
Responsibilities
- SoftPak data entry for all permanent accounts
- Internal tracking/reporting of all sales activity
- Email/call/send letters soliciting new business for $300 and below
- Communicate with potential new customers to earn their business/send contracts
- Primary broker liaison
- Processing of service increases/decreases/ownership change/cancellations
- Answer commercial customer service calls, follow up and resolve
- Communicate with dispatch and sales reps to resolve issues
- Communicate with dispatch/management regarding site visits and container deliveries
- Commercial billing/contract questions
- Enter WO’s for missed services/forward information to correct department to ensure issues get resolved
- Send daily tracking updates
- Update contract file audit
- Additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 1 years’ experience in a sales role or Customer Service Role
- Professional presentation; is confident, assertive and displays a high level of self-esteem.
- Good time management skills to ensure assigned responsibilities are completed in an efficient manner.
- Good communication skills (written and verbal); able to effectively communicate to all levels of management, both internally and externally.
- Strong active listening skills; gives full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions when appropriate, and letting others fully state their ideas.
- Grasps concepts quickly and has good follow through skills; adheres to work schedule and follows through on challenges as they arise; maintains a positive outlook.
- Has the ability to identify the information needed to clarify a situation; seeks information from appropriate sources; has the ability to tackle a problem using a logical, sequential approach and can anticipate the implications of actions.
- Is self-motivated; maintains a feeling of pride in work; has a strong work ethic and strives to achieve all goals; is competitive and has a strong drive to win; takes appropriate risks.
- Is trustworthy and maintains the highest level of confidentiality at all times.
- Is high energy, friendly and engaging; has excellent persuasion skills; can persuade others to change their minds or behavior.
- Has a service orientation; is actively